B.J. Williams

The Humane Society of Northeast Georgia (HSNEGA) is celebrating World Spay Day on Wednesday, February 25.

A coroner says a mix-up at the state crime lab led an Augusta area family to bury the wrong body during a closed-casket funeral.

Contaminated medical instruments are to blame for infecting seven patients

Most Americans support increasing the minimum wage, as well as requiring employers to provide paid sick leave and parental leave, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll.

The College Board's new Advanced Placement U.S. history test is strongly biased to the left and should be scrapped, Republican Sen. William Ligon said Wednesday in an argument that has also been made by lawmakers in at least three other states.

Area churches and governments have opened more warming shelters in a number of locations as north Georgia residents continue to grapple with lack of heat from ongoing power outages.

Kelly Gissendaner is still on track to be the first woman executed since 1945 in Georgia next week. Now, she has officially requested her last meal, according to state prison officials.

Charter school supporters want the schools to be exempt from a state-run district that Gov. Nathan Deal is proposing to take over chronically failing institutions.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is signing legislation to ensure that all female city employees are given equal pay as their male counterparts.

In recent months, the stage seemed set for American consumers to do what they've traditionally done best: Spend money - and drive the economy.